2009 $1 Stargazing The Southern Skies PNC Gold - Kangaroo At Sunset The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) is taking place 4-15 April at sporting venues across the Gold Coast and in event cities Brisbane

The Royal Visit coin represents the stability of the crown contrasting with the rapid growth of Australia

often include a performer holding a rod with a coloured sphere representing the pearl which is 'chased' by the dragon

on the reverse of the 50c coin

Limited issue – 6

2009 $1 Stargazing The Southern Skies PNC Gold - Kangaroo At Sunset The Gold Coast 2018 CommonwealthIn 2009 we celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, which recognises the achievements of astronomy and astrophysics, and encourages us all to connect with the night skies and ponder our place in the universe. 2009 also marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's birth, the great Italian telescope maker whose invention brought into focus Copernicus' revolutionary theory that the sun, rather than the Earth, lies at the centre of the universe.